Commewijne River
Commewijne River is a river in northern Suriname. It originates in the jungle 100 or more miles southeast of Paraibo and meanders northwest until it receives the meandering Cottica River from the east and then runs west until it joins the north-flowing Suriname River estuary at Nieuw Amsterdam about 10 miles below Paraíba.
Brokopondo, Public domain.- Stream
- Description: river in Suriname
- Also known as“Commewijne Kreek”“Commewyne River”“De Commwijne”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam.
Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam
Jakob van der Schley, Public domain.
Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam is a fort in Suriname built from…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nieuw Amsterdam and Noord.
Nieuw Amsterdam
Village
Nieuw Amsterdam is the capital of the Commewijne District in Suriname.
Noord
Village
Noord is a resort in Suriname, located in the Para District. Noord is situated 5 km southwest of Commewijne River.
Mariënburg
Hamlet
Mariënburg is a former sugarcane plantation, factory… Mariënburg is situated 6 km east of Commewijne River.
Commewijne River
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Latitude
5.89053° or 5° 53′ 26″ north
Longitude
-55.09561° or 55° 5′ 44″ west
Open location code
68Q6VWR3+6Q
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Commewijne River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Commewijne”
- Cebuano: “Commewijne Rivier”
- Dutch: “Commewijne”
- Dutch: “Commewijnerivier”
- Dutch: “Crommewijne”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كوميويچن”
- German: “Commewijne”
- Italian: “Commewijne”
- Japanese: “コメウィネ川”
- Japanese: “コメウィン川”
- Lithuanian: “Komeveinas”
- Lithuanian: “Komeveinė”
- Polish: “Commewijne (rzeka)”
- Polish: “Commewijne”
- Portuguese: “Commewijne (rio)”
- Portuguese: “Commewijne”
- Russian: “Коммевейне”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Commewijne (rijeka)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Commewijne”
- Spanish: “Rio Commewijne”
- Spanish: “Río Commewijne”
- Sranan Tongo: “Kawina-liba”
- Ukrainian: “Коммевейне”
- Welsh: “Afon Commewijne”
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Notable Places Nearby
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